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How long does it take to get my
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Forms are available
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What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded additional documents are required by the state or local jurisdiction. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet.
Supplemental forms are provided
for free with your order where
available.

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Can the forms be re-used?

Yes. You can re-use the
forms for your personal use. For
example, if you have more than
one property in a given county
that you need to transfer you
would only need to order our
forms once for all of your
properties in that county.

Are these forms guaranteed to be
recordable in Barbour County ?

Yes. Our form blanks are
guaranteed to meet or exceed
all formatting requirements set
forth by Barbour County including
margin requirements, content
requirements, font and font size
requirements.

Do I have to enter all
of my property information online?

No. The blank forms are
downloaded to your computer and
you fill them out there, at your
convenience.

Can I save the completed
form, email it to someone?

Yes, you can save your deed
form at any point with your
information in it. The forms can
also be emailed, blank or
complete, as attachments.

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Reader installed on your
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fees involved?

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Areas covered by these Transfer on Death Deed Forms:

What is the West Virginia Transfer on Death Deed?

The West Virginia legislature voted to join with 13 other states and adopt the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act (URPTODA). The law is found at 36-12-1 et seq in the Code of West Virginia, and went into effect on June 5, 2014. This act allows owners of real property in West Virginia to control the distribution of what is often their most significant asset, their real estate, by executing and recording a transfer on death deed (TODD).

Transfer on death deeds are non-testamentary, which means ownership of the property passes to the beneficiary without including it in a will or a need for probate (36-12-7). Still, sensible estate planning dictates that the will and the TODD should not be in conflict.

West Virginia's version of the URPTODA sets out the specific requirements for lawful transfer on death deeds:

- The capacity required to make or revoke a transfer on death deed is the same as the capacity required to make a will (36-12-8, 41-1-2).
- The transferor must be least eighteen years old; and
- Be mentally competent
- It must contain the essential elements and formalities of a properly recordable inter vivos deed, such as warranty or quitclaim deed (36-12-9(1))
- It must state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death (36-12-9(2))
- It must be recorded before the transferor's death in the office of the clerk of the county commission in the county where the property is located (36-12-9(2)).

During the owner's life, the beneficiary has no rights to the property. Instead, it remains in the transferor's absolute control. This includes the freedom to sell or transfer it to someone else, and to modify or revoke the intended transfer on death (36-12-12). The option to revoke is why these deeds do not require notice to the beneficiary or consideration for the owner (36-12-10).

The beneficiary gains rights to the property ONLY when the owner dies, according to 36-12-13. Note, however, that the beneficiary must be alive at the time of the transferor's death or the interest returns to the estate (36-12-13(a)(2)). To prevent this from happening, the owner may identify one or more contingent beneficiaries (36-12-2(2)). All beneficiaries take title subject to any obligations (contracts, easements, etc.) associated with the property when the transferor dies (36-12-13(b)).

With the new transfer on death deeds, real property owners in West Virginia have a convenient, flexible tool for managing one aspect of a comprehensive estate plan. TODDs may not be appropriate for everyone, though. Since each situation is unique, contact an attorney with specific questions or for complex circumstances.

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county
recording
requirements
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roughly
3,500
counties.

Our Promise

The documents you receive here will meet, or exceed, the Barbour County recording requirements for formatting. If there's an issue caused by our formatting, we'll make it right and refund your payment.

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